Project Grant S336S230013

The Texas Tech University System received a $1,149,297 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The 4-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will support efforts to recruit, prepare, support, place, and retain teachers for high-need local education agencies (LEAs) to serve underserved students. As a university system designated as a Hispanic...

Federal Project Grant Summary Texas Tech University is receiving $250,506 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) for PROJECT TTI (TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE): INCORPORATING AI TECHNOLOGIES INTO TEACHER TRAINING TO CLOSE SPECIAL EDUCATION GAPS. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $7,233,185 Formula Grant to Universal Technical Institute of Texas, Inc. on February 4, 2021 through the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant funding will support Student Emergency Grants: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund through July 13, 2022. As part of the Education Stabilization Fund program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Formula Grant award will provide...

The Department of Education awarded a $495,012 Project Grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to Prairie View A&M University. The grant supports the "Panther Teacher Education Residency Model (PANTHERTERM)" - a partnership between Prairie View A&M University and hard-to-staff school districts. The project aims to enhance teacher recruitment, preparation, support, placement, and retention for...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Houston System received a $329,308 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, titled "ITREKS: Improving Teacher Retention and Effectiveness Through Knowledge Sharing," delivers research and development services aimed at improving secondary STEM...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Arkansas TECH University a $675,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The two-year grant runs from September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024 and will support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities. Specifically, Arkansas TECH University will use the FIPSE funding to directly support community...

Texas TECH University System was awarded a $783,000 Project Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 12.630). Through this funding, Texas TECH will conduct basic, applied, or advanced scientific research to contribute to technologies supporting Department of Defense missions over a four-year period from June 2023 through May 2027. As one of the largest research universities in the...

Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Tech University received a $439,233 Project Grant awarded November 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on wide and ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor technologies and applications. The three-year program, concluding October 31, 2028, delivers undergraduate research training, workforce development, and hands-on laboratory experience in...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,638,942 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. This 5-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports IDRA's TECHXPERTS project, which focuses on developing and implementing innovative, evidence-based educational interventions to improve...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Louisiana TECH University a $2 million Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support Louisiana TECH's Cyber Technology Practitioner Program from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The Program aims to improve postsecondary instruction and expand opportunities in cyber technology through institutional reforms and innovative strategies, consistent...